Do you live in one of New Jersey's wealthiest towns? Here are the top 50.

Tamara Walker, Asbury Park Press
Updated ·5 min read

Editor's note: The data used in this analysis was supplied by the U.S. Census' five-year American Community Survey. The ACS includes rough estimates of income data at the municipal level, and actual values may be slightly different. The ACS, while not a perfect measure, remains one of the most robust and consistent datasets on income in New Jersey.

It's no secret that New Jersey routinely ranks among the states with the largest median incomes in the United States. According to U.S. Census data, New Jersey has some of the wealthiest towns, with households that earn more than $200,000.

Bergen County leads the pack for wealthiest communities: 21.

What are the 50 wealthiest towns in the state? Here they are, ranked them by median household income, according to the data.

The top 50 richest towns in New Jersey

50. Allendale Borough

County: Bergen Median household income: $165,599 Percent making more than $200,000: 40.1%

49. Hillsdale Borough

County: Bergen Median household income: $171,435 Percent making more than $200,000: 41.3%

48. Closter Borough

County: Bergen Median household income: $166,125 Percent making more than $200,000: 39.9%

47. Wyckoff Township

County: Bergen Median household income: $167,368 Percent making more than $200,000: 43.4%

46. Park Ridge Borough

County: Bergen Median household income: $168,269 Percent making more than $200,000: 35.3%

45. Cranbury Township

County: Middlesex Median household income: $171,435 Percent making more than $200,000: 41.3%

44. North Caldwell Borough

County: Essex Median household income: $172,419 Percent making more than $200,000: 47.2%

43. Sea Girt Borough

County: Monmouth Median household income: $174,612 Percent making more than $200,000: 44.9%

42. Oradell Borough

County: Bergen Median household income: $174,643 Percent making more than $200,000: 43.5%

41. West Windsor Township

County: Mercer Median household income: $175,107 Percent making more than $200,000: 41.1%

40. Green Brook Township

County: Somerset Median household income: $176,080 Percent making more than $200,000: 45.4%

39. Livingston Township

County: Essex Median household income: $176,991 Percent making more than $200,000: 46.4%

38. Berkeley Heights Township

County: Union Median household income: $177,219 Percent making more than $200,000: 44.5%

37. Mantoloking Borough

County: Ocean Median household income: $177,813 Percent making more than $200,000: 44.1%

36. Fanwood Borough

County: Union Median household income: $178,311 Percent making more than $200,000: 42%

35. Warren Township

County: Somerset Median household income: $178,484 Percent making more than $200,000: 45.6%

34. River Vale Township

County: Bergen Median household income: $178,611 Percent making more than $200,000: 41.6%

33. Mendham Borough

County: Morris Median household income: $179,543 Percent making more than $200,000: 46%

32. Tenafly Borough

County: Bergen Median household income: $179,833 Percent making more than $200,000: 45.2%

31. Morris Township

County: Morris Median household income: $180,373 Percent making more than $200,000: 45%

30. Old Tappan Borough

County: Bergen Median household income: $180,568 Percent making more than $200,000: 39.3%

29. Colts Neck Township

County: Monmouth Median household income: $181,632 Percent making more than $200,000: 46%

28. Glen Rock Borough

County: Bergen Median household income: $182,292 Percent making more than $200,000: 45.7%

27. Chester Township

County: Morris Median household income: $182,973 Percent making more than $200,000: 45.8%

26. Westfield Township

County: Union Median household income: $185,319 Percent making more than $200,000: 46.8%

25. Milestone Township

County: Monmouth Median household income: $187,102 Percent making more than $200,000: 45.3%

24. Franklin Lakes Borough

County: Bergen Median household income: $188,272 Percent making more than $200,000: 47.3%

23. Demarest Borough

County: Bergen Median household income: $191,346 Percent making more than $200,000: 48.6

22. Englewood Cliffs Borough

County: Bergen Median household income: $191,875 Percent making more than $200,000: 46.6%

21. Fair Haven Borough

County: Monmouth Median household income: $192,500 Percent making more than $200,000: 48.4%

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20. Ridgewood Village

County: Bergen Median household income: $194,256 Percent making more than $200,000: 48.5%

19. Montgomery Township

County: Somerset Median household income: $196,857 Percent making more than $200,000: 49%

18. Alpine Borough

County: Bergen Median household income: $196,875 Percent making more than $200,000: 49.7%

17. Haworth Borough

County: Bergen Median household income: $196,932 Percent making more than $200,000: 49.3%

16. Bernardsville Borough

County: Somerset Median household income: $200,375 Percent making more than $200,000: 50.2%

15. Rockleigh Borough

County: Bergen Median household income: $201,500 Percent making more than $200,000: 54.1%

14. Chatham Township

County: Morris Median household income: $205,591 Percent making more than $200,000: 50.9%

13. Chatham Borough

County: Morris Median household income: $209,283 Percent making more than $200,000: 54.5%

12. Woodcliff Lake Borough

County: Bergen Median household income: $210,078 Percent making more than $200,000: 51.4%

11. Little Silver Borough

County: Monmouth Median household income: $212,069 Percent making more than $200,000: 53.1%

10. Mendham Township

County: Morris Median household income: $219,135 Percent making more than $200,000: 53.6%

9. Upper Saddle River Borough

County: Bergen Median household income: $220,068 Percent making more than $200,000: 54.5%

8. Pine Valley Borough

County: Camden Median household income: $224,688 Percent making more than $200,000: 100%

7. Rumson Borough

County: Monmouth Median household income: $239,188 Percent making more than $200,000: 56.6%

6. Glen Ridge Borough

County: Essex Median household income: $243,899 Percent making more than $200,000: 62.4%

5. Ho-Ho-Kus Borough

County: Bergen Median household income: $244,493 Percent making more than $200,000: 59.1%

4. Saddle River Borough

County: Bergen Median household income: Over $250,000 Percent making more than $200,000: 59%

3. Mountain Lakes Borough

County: Morris Median household income: Over $250,000 Percent making more than $200,000: 60.5%

2. Millburn Township

County: Essex Median household income: Over $250,000 Percent making more than $200,000: 61.5%

1. Essex Fells Borough

County: Essex Median household income: Over $250,000 Percent making more than $200,000: 65%

This article originally appeared on Asbury Park Press: Rich in NJ: Here are the 50 wealthiest towns in the state